In the football of easy escapes and lightning weddings, Domenico Berardi continues to be a bright exception. While half Serie A continues to reinvent itself with swirling rounds of benches and footballers, Sassuolo is preparing to write another romantic chapter of its history with its most faithful football son. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, in fact, the Emilian club will not be satisfied with the simple renewal of a year: on the table there is a biennial until 2029, a sort of “life” contract to arm a flag that never stopped winding.
The choice, in itself, would already be revolutionary. But if you add the words of Berardi himself – uttered with emotion to SassuoloChannel – you understand how this bond is not only football but human. “They welcomed me as a son,” said the attacker talking about the Squinzi family and the continuity guaranteed by Veronica and Marco. “Being the Sassuolo flag makes me proud because there are no more flags.” And in fact it is like this: at a time when contracts last less than Instagram posts, Berardi remained there.
It is not only a question of gratitude or romance. The choice of Sassuolo, retrocessed in Serie B but already at work to return immediately on, is also strategic: keeping Berardi means keeping the identity alive, giving a strong signal to the fans, to those left and to those who will arrive. And for Berardi, stopping at Sassuolo does not mean taking a step back, but reitering who it is and where it wants to leave the mark.
In a football that changes face every summer, perhaps only certain loyalty can really resist time.
The article Berardi, the renewal that knows of eternal promise: Sassuolo wants it “to life” comes from Per sempre Calcio.
